Trying Trapping, but got wrong species LOL

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

We have a ton of feral cats in our area, I have complained about them before. But where we used to live their populations got lower and lower, I am thinking because of the huge population of coyotes. Anyway we have a large colony of breeding ferals and I set a trap yesterday hoping to catch one of the toms who is terrorizing my own cats and I fear for my rabbits.

This morning I was happy that the trap was sprung, but caught an Opossum instead LOL. The only thing is the dang thing ate -- yes I mean feasted on -- the CAN the cat food was in, right along with the label. There's only about 1/3 of the can left. I knew they had a good varied diet but sheesh!!

 

[patandchickens]

Like the variation on mary had a little lamb, "mary had a william goat, william goat, william goat, mary had a william goat and he was lined with zinc"

I've learned you can't put food in raccoon livetraps on plastic lids (to prevent them pulling it underneath) because they just eat the lid. Possum eating CAN is a new one on me though. Wow! They do have scary-good teeth, I've known cats terribly mutilated in possum encounters.

Pat

 

[redhen]

Wha?! It ate the can??

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

Here you go LOL!!!!

 

[schellie69]

oh boy that was some possum

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

I should have taken some pics of the Opossum, but wanted to let it go before my neighbors saw what I was doing. This is a "civilized" neighborhood so I don't think they'd really like the idea that I've set a trap.

 

[Teach97]

so why didn't he just gnaw his way through the cage?

 

[Akane]

Mine ate the trip pad in the trap. It's useless now.

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

This opossum is going to have some difficult bowel movements.

 

[genuck]

Uggh nasty things, and they do have HUGE teeth. My dog unearthed about 5 opossum mummies from somewhere and the teeth are just *shiver* you can't tell by looking at them how big they are!